Bengals' Wilson Arrested

Published: January 6, 1989

CINCINNATI, Jan. 5—
Stanley Wilson, the Bengals' often-troubled running back who was suspended for the entire 1987 season for substance abuse, was arrested early this morning and charged with disorderly conduct.

The Bengals' coach, Sam Wyche, said the offense was minor and did not involve drugs.

Wyche said Wilson was urinating in the street next to his car in the nearby Kentucky suburb of Newport. Police in a passing patrol car arrested him, charged him and then released him after 30 minutes.

''He shouldn't have been out that late,'' Wyche said. ''He's a young single guy and was out too late.'' Wyche said he would not keep Wilson from playing in the American Conference championship game Sunday against the Buffalo Bills.

Wilson has been suspended twice by the league for substance abuse and has gone through five rehabilitation programs. A bartender where Wilson had spent the evening said the player did not consume any alcohol, only soft drinks.